THESE images show the state of a main Worcester road in broad daylight - with a dismayed councillor calling it "absolutely disgusting".

Councillor Alan Feeney has criticised the condition of Tolladine Road, saying he took a walk of the busy route and counted "more than 200" pieces of litter.

Discarded cans, food packets, bags of abandoned rubbish and even dirty nappies were spotted among the debris.

The Conservative, who took the photos himself, has hit out at the city's leadership, saying too many bins "go unemptied" and that taxpayers deserve better.

Councillor Feeney, who represents Warndon Parish North, said: "I spoke to one local resident who said the bags of litter had been lying in the bus shelter for a week.

"It's an appalling situation as they pose a clear health risk and encourage vermin.

"I counted over 200 pieces of litter just on the side I was walking, which included a dirty nappy.

"It is absolutely disgusting and taxpayers have a right to expect better."

He also said "this sort of thing simply didn't happen when the Conservatives were in charge", and took a swipe at Labour for scrapping a move to outsource bin collections to the private sector.

"Labour’s blind ideology is turning our beautiful city into a waste heap - it is happening city wide, taxpayers deserve better than this fiasco," he added.

It follows concern that not enough collections are taking place elsewhere in the city, with St Peter's highlighted as another hotspot.

The fourth picture shows more mess in St Peter's last weekend.

Labour Councillor Jabba Riaz, the cabinet member for clean, green and leisure services, said: "With all due respect to Alan Feeney that is flytipping - as a responsible councillor he should have reported it through the right channels rather than make cheap political mileage.

"The problems he highlights still existed under their administration, we just chose not to highlight it to the extent they have.

"I'd say put up or shut up, provide us with hard, sold evidence service standards have fallen or not - because those standards are exactly the same as before."

The Labour administration has consistently rejected accusations about standards getting worse in recent weeks.

Councillor Adrian Gregson, the leader, has even threatened opposition politicians with a referral to the standards committee if they persist with the claims.

The Labour cabinet has also argued the decision to keep its main cleaner and greener functions in-house will protect standards, despite the need to find £400,000 of extra savings per year elsewhere.

A spokesman for the city council said the rubbish bags which were spotted strewn along Tolladine Road last week are no longer there.

He added: "There has been no change in the standards or the frequency of street cleansing in that area."